Roe heading to national competition

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Published on Thursday, April 30, 2015

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By Kate Jackman-Atkinson

The Neepawa Banner

This coming August, Grade 8 NACI student Kaylyn Roe will be headed to Toronto for the Miss Teenage Canada pageant.  Roe secured her ticket to the competition by placing second in the Miss Teenage Canada Regional Competition on April 19 in Winnipeg.

The regional competition was Roe’s first pageant and she says, “I had an amazing experience and I loved every minute of it!” In total, 18 girls from across the province took part in the event. Roe said that they spent two days practicing for their opening dance number, their bathing suit and evening gown competitions, as well as their interview.

She explains that over the two days, they received coaching on their walk, stage presence and posing.  “We even had a coach who helped us in small groups with our interview questions,” Roe said. 

The regional event culminated with the competition on Sunday evening. Roe had 16 friends and family drive to Winnipeg to cheer her on.  In front of the audience the participants introduced themselves, spoke a little bit about their platforms and modelled their bathing suits and evening gowns. 

At the end of the evening many girls were crowned for their different areas and Roe was recognized as Miss Teenage Western Manitoba. She finished second overall for the pageant.

When Roe heads to Toronto this summer, there will be about 65 girls from across Canada participating.  In the national competition, the participants we be judged on their interview, swimsuit, evening gown, photogenic, overall impression, behaviour, marketing/social media and fundraising efforts. Roe will be raising money for Free the Children and will be doing fundraising events around town in support of the organization.  Roe will also be looking for sponsorship to help offset the costs of entrance and travel fees for the pageant.